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(Application filed Sept. 14, 1899. Renewed Dec. 27, 1900.)

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l Statics MILTON E. SHANE, CF CLEVELAND, CHIC.

ElCYCLE SADDLE.

SEECIZEEGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,056, datedFebruary 12, 1901.

Application filed September 14, 1899. Renewed December 2'7, 1900. SerialNo. 41,296. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, MILTON E. SHANE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Bicycle Saddles, ofwhich the following is a specification, the principle of the inventionbeing herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplatedapplying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form embodying the invention, such detail constructionbeing but one of various mechauical forms in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

In said annexed drawings, Figure I represents a sectional view of abicycle-saddle, showing myimproved saddle-support in side elevation;Fig. II, a bottom plan view of the saddle and support; Fig. III, adetail view of the ears upon the under side of the saddle, and Fig. IV adetail view of the clip for the support.

The saddle 1 is of the usual or any desired construction and has twolongitudinally-slotted or forked ears 52 secured to the middle of itsunder side. A clip 3 is constructed to fit upon the head of the seatpost 4 and to be secured upon the same, for instance, by a set-screw 5.The upper side of said clip is formed with a pintle-bearing 6, throughwhich a pintle 7 is inserted and snugly fits to rock in the bearing.Said pintle has ends 8, which project beyond the bearing and which arescrew-threaded, and said ends have collars 9 fitted upon them at theinner ends of the screw-threads and bearing against the ends of thehearing. The slotted ears upon the saddle fit over the screw-threadedends of the pintle and are clamped against the collars upon the same bymeans of nuts 10 upon said threaded ends, so that the saddle has arocking pivotal fulcrum upon the pintle. A fiat-spring ll, curved upwardat both ends, is clamped at its middle in the clip by a block 12 in thesame, when the clip is clamped upon the head of the seat-post, and theends of said spring have sliding movement in guides 13 and 1d at thepommel and cantle of the saddle. The guide 13 at the pominel of thesaddle is in the present case illustrated as composed of a plate bent toform two lips 15, confining the spring, and the guide 14 is illustratedas a loop or box having a set-screw 16 for securing the end of thespring. Both guides may be of the same construction.

When the seat is clamped upon the head of the seat-post, the saddle willhave rocking motion upon the pintle, and the spring being confined atits middle and yieldingly supporting the ends of the saddle such rockingmotion will be cushioned and limited by the spring. This cushionedmovement of the saddle will render riding easy over rough ground, as thelongitudinal rocking motion of the bicycle as the wheels successivelypass over obstructions will be thoroughly cushioned. Each half of thespring acts as an independent spring-support for that end of the saddle.When it is desired to have more rigid support for the saddle, the end ofthe spring may be secured in the guide by the set-screw, when the springwill be nearly rigid and the rocking motion of the saddle will bepractically stopped. The vertical movement of a saddle sim ply supportedby springs and Without the pivotal support provided by the pintle in thepresent invention will cause the rider to be shaken up and down if thesprings give sufficient play for the saddle to yield, or the seat willfail to be relieved from shocks caused by obstructions in the road ifthe supporting spring or springs are sufliciently strong to prevent thebobbing movement of the saddle.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedfor the mode herein explained. Change may therefore be made as regardsthe mechanism thus disclosed, provided the principles of constructionset forth respectively in the following claim are employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention-The combination of the saddle-clip 3 having the pintle-bearing 6, thepintle 7 having collars 9 and nuts 10 upon its threaded ends 8, thesaddle 1, the forked ears 2, the guide 13, the guide 14 having set-screw16, and the flat spring 11, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing to be myinvention I havehereunto set my hand this 11th day of September, A. D. 1899.

MILTON E. SHANE.

Witnesses:

WM. SEOHER, K. F. WINDING.

